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National Park Service Park National Utah Utah Utah Colorado Colorado Monument National Jim McCarthy Jim Monument Valley window window Valley Monument Owachamo Bridge at Natural Bridges Bridges Natural at Bridge Owachamo Robert Riberia Robert Monument Valley Monument (Utah) Front cover: cover: Front Bill Proud Bill Balloon Festival Balloon Annual International Bluff International Annual Right: Right: (wheelchair accessible in some areas) some in accessible (wheelchair Edge of the Cedars State Park State Cedars the of Edge be solar powered. powered. solar be Open year-round. Open State Park State Gouldings Lodge Gouldings Edge of the Cedars the of Edge Sky Park, as well as the first NPS park to park NPS first the as well as Park, Sky Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Tribal Navajo Valley Monument Below: Left & Right Mitten buttes in buttes Mitten Right & Left Below: Recently designated the first National Dark National first the designated Recently are scattered throughout the canyon. the throughout scattered are comprehensive trail traverses the canyon bottom. Small archaeological sites archaeological Small bottom. canyon the traverses trail comprehensive rails lead to each bridge and a a and bridge each to lead rails T before. years many for area this used accessible in some areas) some in accessible Although it was discovered by Anglo explorers in 1883, native peoples peoples native 1883, in explorers Anglo by discovered was it Although Open year-round. (wheelchair (wheelchair year-round. Open M N B N ONUMENT ATIONAL RIDGES ATURAL 16 Park or at Gouldings Lodge. Lodge. Gouldings at or Park E ribal T Navajo alley V Monument archaeological sites or a walking tour of the historic town. town. historic the of tour walking a or sites archaeological recommended and available at the at available and recommended Below: Canyon de Chelly de Canyon Below: Bill Proud Bill primitive camping. camping. primitive Open year-round depending on road conditions. conditions. road on depending year-round Open ictorian era, are in use. Enjoy hikes to nearby rock art and art rock nearby to hikes Enjoy use. in are era, ictorian V the during sunrise and sunset. Guided tours are are tours Guided sunset. and sunrise south. Unmaintained roads lead to scenic areas, archaeological sites, and sites, archaeological areas, scenic to lead roads Unmaintained south. stands and many surviving homes, evidence of the wealth of the community the of wealth the of evidence homes, surviving many and stands formations reveal their greatest beauty at beauty greatest their reveal formations (wheelchair accessible in some areas) some in accessible (wheelchair Day. Labor Mountains to the north and ends near Kayenta, Arizona 80 miles to the to miles 80 Arizona Kayenta, near ends and north the to Mountains has been home to people for thousands of years. The original fort still fort original The years. of thousands for people to home been has but hikes to Betatakin and Keet Seel are available only from Memorial Day to to Day Memorial from only available are Seel Keet and Betatakin to hikes but every bend. The buttes, mesas, canyons, and free-standing free-standing and canyons, mesas, buttes, The bend. every This serrated sandstone ridge is a geologic monocline. It begins in the Blue the in begins It monocline. geologic a is ridge sandstone serrated This permits or on ranger guided tours. tours. guided ranger on or permits The Monument is open year-round, open is Monument The 1 Bluff, the oldest Anglo community in southeast Utah, founded in 1880, 1880, in founded Utah, southeast in community Anglo oldest the Bluff, Captivating at any time of the year, picture perfect views await around await views perfect picture year, the of time any at Captivating R C IDGE OMB Betatakin, and a nature trail. Hikes into the canyon are possible only with only possible are canyon the into Hikes trail. nature a and Betatakin, 14 B T H b V M LUFF OF OWN ISTORIC ALLEY ONUMENT 20 22 Monument’ s canyons. A visitor center includes displays, an overlook of overlook an displays, includes center visitor A canyons. s U Spectacular cliff dwellings—Betatakin and Keet Seel—are located in the in located Seel—are Keet and dwellings—Betatakin cliff Spectacular n hike to viewing area. area. viewing to hike Open year-round. year-round. Open Open year-round. year-round. Open hours November–February. November–February. hours M N N ONUMENT ATIONAL AVAJO This Pueblo III site was active during the A.D. 1200s. 3/4 mile round trip round mile 3/4 1200s. A.D. the during active was site III Pueblo This . River Juan San the along all found art rock the of 23 and other media are available. available. are media other and Open daily March–October with abbreviated with March–October daily Open erde or the area around Kayenta, Arizona. Kayenta, around area the or erde V Mesa from people by inhabited from 800 to 2,000 years old. The panel presents a comprehensive overview comprehensive a presents panel The old. years 2,000 to 800 from History Association, and the City of Monticello. Brochures, maps, books, maps, Brochures, Monticello. of City the and Association, History (wheelchair accessible in some areas) some in accessible (wheelchair Notable for its circular and rectangular kivas, this site was possibly possibly was site this kivas, rectangular and circular its for Notable River is also the location of a large petroglyph panel displaying rock art rock displaying panel petroglyph large a of location the also is River / Management, US Forest Service, San Juan County Juan San Service, Forest US Management, , Canyonlands Natural Canyonlands , authorized Navajo guide. guide. Navajo authorized Open year-round. year-round. Open D C P W B Not an island at all, this popular launch site for float trips on the San Juan San the on trips float for site launch popular this all, at island an Not WELLINGS LIFF UEBLOAN ASH UTLER Information is provided by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land of Bureau Service, Park National the by provided is Information 13 displays. V displays. - isitors into the canyon must be accompanied by a park- a by accompanied be must canyon the into isitors I S C W U S SLAND AND ENTER ELCOME TAH OUTHEAST 11 z 21 and cattle and growing crops. A visitor center offers exhibits and cultural and exhibits offers center visitor A crops. growing and cattle and housed in this museum. museum. this in housed Open year-round. year-round. Open dwellings. Navajo tribal members still live in the canyon, raising sheep raising canyon, the in live still members tribal Navajo dwellings. Ancestral Pueblo, Navajo and Ute people, and Euro-American settlers is settlers Euro-American and people, Ute and Navajo Pueblo, Ancestral . geology Open year-round. year-round. Open Open year-round. year-round. Open shelter hundreds of prehistoric Indian sites, including many cliff many including sites, Indian prehistoric of hundreds shelter One of the largest and most comprehensive collections of artifacts from the from artifacts of collections comprehensive most and largest the of One meander” in North America and a glimpse into 300,000 million years of years million 300,000 into glimpse a and America North in meander” kiva and residence unit, as well as informative signing. signing. informative as well as unit, residence and kiva The sheer red rock canyons and rock formations of Canyon De Chelly De Canyon of formations rock and canyons rock red sheer The Explore an Ancestral Puebloan site at this official archaeological repository. archaeological official this at site Puebloan Ancestral an Explore River , this park provides the most striking example of an “entrenched river “entrenched an of example striking most the provides park this , This well-preserved Pueblo surface site includes a partially reconstructed partially a includes site surface Pueblo well-preserved This i v D C M N C ANYON ONUMENT ATIONAL HELLY E 24 i P P S M C E Located on the rim 1,500 feet above the Great Goosenecks of the San Juan San the of Goosenecks Great the above feet 1,500 rim the on Located ARK TATE USEUM EDARS THE OF DGE R C M UIN ANYON ULE 12 15 P S G ARK TATE OOSENECKS 19 Information at 800-842-8257. at Information Open year-round, weather permitting. permitting. weather year-round, Open contact San Juan County Visitor Services at 800-574-4386. at Services Visitor County Juan San contact in Arizona contact Tourism contact Arizona in hiking or horseback. A variety of permits and fees are applicable. applicable. are fees and permits of variety A horseback. or hiking conditions. conditions. For information on the stops in Utah in stops the on information For For information on the stops the on information For ing is early morning or evening. evening. or morning early is ing Open year-round depending on road road on depending year-round Open ravel is limited to limited is ravel T periods. Pueblo and Basketmaker the from sites and Utah monoliths. The drive through the valley is 17 miles long. Best light for view- for light Best long. miles 17 is valley the through drive The monoliths. A A Arizona The fifty-two mile long canyon contains pictographs and petroglyph panels petroglyph and pictographs contains canyon long mile fifty-two The t NCIENTS NCIENTS 1 Tucked at the foot of Cedar Mesa, this rugged landscape holds numerous holds landscape rugged this Mesa, Cedar of foot the at Tucked Ancient communities thrived in Grand Gulch for more than 1,000 years. 1,000 than more for Gulch Grand in thrived communities Ancient A P G G G V REA RIMITIVE ULCH RAND ODS THE OF ALLEY 18 17 T T RAIL RAIL of the of of the of A T A T RAIL NCIENTS of the of RAIL NCIENTS of the of from Utah & Arizona & Utah from Welcome to the..